Initiation of assertive community treatment among veterans with serious mental illness: Client and program factors

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 196-201

  McCarthy, John F ^a   Valenstein, Marcia ^a   Dixon, Lisa ^a   Visnic, Stephanie ^a   Blow, Frederic C ^a   Slade, Eric ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 59649094160     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.2.196     Document Type: Article

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